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Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2] According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings.
A statue of Saint Stephen stands in a Catholic church in Italy dedicated to the martyr. Saint Stephen's Day is the second day of Christmastide and is celebrated in honour of one of the first Christian martyrs, Saint Stephen, [3] who was stoned to death in 36 AD. [4]
The parish of St. Stephen the Martyr was formed in 1848 and was originally located on Madison Avenue. A temporary church was erected and dedicated by then Bishop John Hughes on December 23, 1849. In 1853 the property was purchased by the New York and Harlem Railroad and a new church was built on 28th Street and opened March 5, 1854.
Stephen the Younger (d. 764), Byzantine monk from Constantinople, iconodule martyr; Stephen I of Hungary (c. 975 – 1038), first King of Hungary (1000–1038) Stephen Theodore Cuenot and Stephen Vinh of the Vietnamese Martyrs; Socrates and Stephen (both died circa 307), martyrs; Stephen Harding (c. 1060 – 1134), co-founder of the Cistercian ...
Stephen I, also known as King Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István király [ˌsɛnt ˈiʃtvaːn kiraːj]; Latin: Sanctus Stephanus; Slovak: Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; c. 975 – 15 August 1038), was the last grand prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first king of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038.
Co-Cathedral Basilica of St Stephen the King (St Stephen's Basilica) 1931: Hungary: Budapest: Basilica of the Nativity of Mary, Máriaremete: 1991: Hungary: Eger: Metropolitan Cathedral Basilica of St John the Apostle and Evangelist, St Michael and the Immaculate Conception: 1970: Hungary: Gödöllő: Basilica of St Mary, Máriabesnyő: 2008 ...
The Stoning of Saint Stephen is the first signed painting by Dutch artist Rembrandt, made in 1625 at the age of 19. [1] One of his earlier works, it is an oil painting on a wood panel and currently exhibited at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon .
The Order of Saint Stephen (officially Sacro Militare Ordine di Santo Stefano Papa e Martire, 'Holy Military Order of St. Stephen Pope and Martyr') is a Roman Catholic Tuscan dynastic military order founded in 1561. The order was created by Cosimo I de' Medici, first Grand Duke of Tuscany.